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scratch togetherTo collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficultyRate it:

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sed ad id, unde digressi sumus, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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sed redeat, unde aberravit oratiobut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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sellTo agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.Rate it:

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sell upTo sell all, in order to reduce its debts or gain liquid money.Rate it:

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semissibus magna copia estmoney is plentiful at 6 per cent.Rate it:

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set backTo cost money, as.Rate it:

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set upto provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.Rate it:

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SFYLInitialism of sorry for your loss, commonly said in response to someone being scammed or losing money from a risky investment.Rate it:

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shake downTo shake someone so money falls from their pockets.Rate it:

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shake downTo get money from someone using threats.Rate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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shoot one's wadTo spend all of one's money.Rate it:

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shop aroundTo actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.Rate it:

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short reckonings make long friendsborrowed money should be paid back as soon as possibleRate it:

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shut up and take my moneySaid about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.Rate it:

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shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowtRate it:

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significance levelThe probability, usually expressed as a percentage, of making a decision to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually true; the probability of making a type 1 error).Rate it:

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silly moneySum of money.Rate it:

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sitting prettyHaving a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.Rate it:

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sleep on itTo postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice.Rate it:

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small changeA minor or insignificant amount of money.Rate it:

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smell of an oily ragA very small amount, or the absolute minimum (usually of money).Rate it:

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snap judgmentMaking decisions without deliberation or in excessive haste.Rate it:

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soak the richGet money from the richRate it:

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soft touchA person or group which is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one which loans or readily gives money to another.Rate it:

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spannerA stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.Rate it:

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spend thriftA person who spends money quickly, foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.Rate it:

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spending money as if it were waterlack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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splash outTo spend a lot of money on something desired but not necessary.Rate it:

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spoil somebody rottenTo overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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spring forTo pay for; to offer money.Rate it:

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square upTo pay back money that is owed.Rate it:

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stand asideTo temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.Rate it:

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step overTo carefully move making sure you don't step onto someone or something.Rate it:

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sticks and stonesEvocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money StoppedRate it:

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still got one's communion moneystingy, frugal.Rate it:

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stuffA material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.Rate it:

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sumptum facere, insumere in aliquidto spend money on an object.Rate it:

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take a bathTo lose a large amount of money in an investment.Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.Rate it:

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take up a collectionTo request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.Rate it:

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talk in circlesTo argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress.Rate it:

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tell talesTo be lying, to be making false claims.Rate it:

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test the watersTo explore or probe, as before making a commitment.Rate it:

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the ball is in someone's courtIt is someone's turn to do something; often making a decision.Rate it:

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